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The second half of 2019 is now upon us. As we all know, 2018 was a terrible year for cryptocurrencies as the market slumped and lost much of its 2017 gains. The market sentiment at the start of this year was evenly divided between cautious optimism and fearful pessimism. However, cryptocurrencies have managed to climb […]

Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance, said that the company could launch Binance U.S. within the next two months. Binance could enter the U.S. earlier than expected The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume will be re-entering the U.S. market as a fully regulated and legally compliant company this year. The Malta-based Binance announced […]

Bitcoin is in the spotlight once again after Bakkt was granted the first approval from the CFTC for physically-settled Bitcoin futures. As the pioneer cryptocurrency takes the attention from the market, most of the altcoins have been left behind even plummeting to new yearly lows. The following technical analysis will explore how Ethereum, XRP, and […]

Binance finally put back up a working version of its iOS mobile app after a month of inaccessibility. Roughly a month ago, the Binance iOS app became unavailable for Apple users according to user complaints. Binance issued a statement Aug. 6 saying their app was going through the App Store review process. Finally, today Binance […]

Craig Wright’s motion to have the Kleiman lawsuit dismissed for lack of jurisdiction was denied. The court did not find Wright’s testimony to be credible, and ruled that it did, in fact, have jurisdiction in the Wright v. Kleiman proceedings for the battle over $11 billion in Bitcoin. Wright challenges the Southern District of Florida’s […]

Bakkt was granted the first approval from the CFTC for physically-settled Bitcoin futures. Contracts will begin trading next month. Bakkt set to launch Bakkt, a subsidiary of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), which owns the New York Stock Exchange, was granted approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission for crypto-settled Bitcoin futures. These contracts would […]

According to Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the global market valued at $8 billion, institutional customers have been depositing $200 million to $400 million per week into the crypto market. Up until mid-2018, major exchanges and regulated investment vehicle operators had struggled to see a consistent inflow […]

Coinbase Custody, the custody arm of iconic crypto exchange Coinbase, has officially acquired the institutional business of custody provider Xapo, and with $7 billion under custody, the firm says it has become the largest crypto custodian in the world, according to a press release. 1/ Today, Coinbase Custody has completed an acquisition of Xapo’s institutional […]

Litecoin users on Binance fell victim to a large scale dust attack earlier this week, alarming the crypto community about this new type of malicious attack. While they’re not nearly as dangerous as phishing, knowing what dust attacks are can help people protect themselves and their crypto assets from danger. Crypto exchanges see dust attacks […]

TRON announced the latest release of its side chain solution—Sun Network. The upgrade promises “unlimited scaling capacity,” similar to the optimism around Lightning Network for Bitcoin. Yet, the data suggests these bold claims could be more marketing-speak than anything else. On Aug. 11, TRON announced a new version for the Sun Network, a scaling solution […]